DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joe Lee And Friends Playing If I Had You

From The Archives Of Something Blue January 15, 2023

Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a jazz standard played on a bari sax.

Joe Lee and I recorded "Boppin' At The Forest" in the studio, that is, in the front room of his home while I recorded in his office surrounded by Alley memorabilia. Except for one track.

"If I Had You" was recorded by Joe Lee and Friends at the Jonesboro Public Library. It was in the spring of 2001 and in between the sessions Joe booked a gig. At the gig Joe featured Dru Davison playing a bari feature. So the personnel on this song was just Dru and the rhythm section, Joy Sanford - Piano, Tom Mason - Bass, and Mike Overall - Drums. I don't know if you've ever done live recording but a lot my job as audio engineer was holding my mouth right when I heard something exceptional hoping for a good recording all the way to the end of the song.

After Joe and I listened to the recordings Joe decided to add this Dru Davison feature to his "Boppin' At The Forest" CD. Which is why, when you are recording a band, you always want to keep the tape rolling.

Except for Joe all of the musicians in Joe Lee and Friends had either attended or taught at ASU. Joe took his music degree at the University Of Mississippi in Oxford and he taught music at Trumann High School. He also recorded many Arkansas musicians for his label, Alley Records.

Ok now, here's Joe Lee and Friends featuring Dru Davison on bari sax playing "If I Had You".

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And that's Joe Lee and Friends featuring Dru Davison on bari sax playing "If I Had You". Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear Julian Lage, Jakob Bro, and EST.

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This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Julian Lage, Jakob Bro, and EST. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at https://sbblues.com.

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Something Blue - Question - January 21, 2023

Julian Lage - Love Hurts

Esborn Svensson Trio - Live In London 2018

Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano -  Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian
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Julian Lage, Crying

Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the blues, for you.

EST, Tide of Trepidation

Now that's what I'm talking about, EST playing "Tide of Trepidation" from their "Live In London" album. Kicking us off tonight we heard Julian Lage play "Crying".

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime and for links to more about the featured musicians.

And now, from "Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian", here's Jakob Bro and Joe Levano doing "As It Should Be" and "For The Love Of Paul".

Jakob Bro and Joe Levano, As It Should Be
Jakob Bro and Joe Levano, For The Love Of Paul
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EST, In the Tail of Her Eye
Julian Lage, Love Hurts
Julian Lage, Tomorrow Is The Question

All right now. That's Julian Lage with his guitar renditions of "Tomorrow Is The Question" and the title track of "Love Hurts". Before that we heard EST play "In the Tail of Her Eye".

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. We're hearing some great contemporary jazz tonight. For more about 21st Century jazz composers visit my website, jazzcomposers.net.

Ok now, closing the show here's Jakob Bro and Joe Levano with "Song To An Old Friend" and EST playing "Mingle in the Mincing Machine". Until next time this is Hairy Larry reminding you once again, blues is the mainstream.

Jakob Bro and Joe Levano, Song To An Old Friend
EST, Mingle in the Mincing Machine

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